Saturday, January 18, 2014

Journal: "Zimmer in Grade School"


                                                 Source: HR BlogVocate

"Zimmer in Grade School"

by Paul Zimmer

The poem, “Zimmer in Grade School,” written by Paul Zimmer, is about a student who is a trouble – maker, and it describes his school life. The speaker of the poem is Zimmer himself because the poem is written in first person and the identity of the speaker is revealed near the end. The speaker says, “It is always known that I am Zimmer.” The narrator is talking to himself or just an audience. The speaker remembers his past and traumatic childhood in school, and in line 21 the poem shifts to the present. He is experiencing events again in his mind by telling of his tough life to an audience.  

No comments:

Post a Comment